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Selby road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 285 road traffic collisions in Selby in 1983, and 395 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1982 (311), and casualties fell from 455.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 12,654 collisions in Selby.

District council until April 2023, now part of North Yorkshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1983
285
Down 8% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
395
Down 13% on 1982
Fatal collisions
11
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 1983

3.9% of collisions in Selby in 1983 were fatal and 38% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.9%
  • Serious10938%
  • Slight16558%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal153.8%
  • Serious13835%
  • Slight24261%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 1983 is highlighted, with 285, down 8% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025172243
2024148192
2023141188
2022105139
2021128160
2020121160
2019130168
2018139183
2017158228
2016179242
2015190248
2014170264
2013195270
2012189286
2011185280
2010224314
2009245362
2008258359
2007264386
2006248367
2005249350
2004350476
2003334460
2002307449
2001310451
2000348503
1999379570
1998378579
1997391604
1996380564
1995434646
1994400659
1993358551
1992348560
1991348485
1990348526
1989364518
1988324467
1987300440
1986316437
1985304460
1984248340
1983285395
1982311455
1981328429
1980338490
1979285421

When and where crashes happen in Selby in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (17%)
  • Tuesday38 (13%)
  • Wednesday34 (12%)
  • Thursday42 (15%)
  • Friday50 (18%)
  • Saturday37 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.7%)
  • February17 (6%)
  • March17 (6%)
  • April21 (7.4%)
  • May20 (7%)
  • June28 (9.8%)
  • July32 (11%)
  • August29 (10%)
  • September25 (8.8%)
  • October27 (9.5%)
  • November24 (8.4%)
  • December26 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight200 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (7.4%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (4.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (67%)
  • Wet or damp83 (29%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.8%)
  • Snow4 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph90 (32%)
  • 40 mph27 (9.5%)
  • 60 mph126 (44%)
  • 70 mph42 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (15%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant218 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (18%)
  • Cyclist38 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian34 (8.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (3%)
  • Van occupant8 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1527 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20107 (27%)
  • 21 to 2542 (11%)
  • 26 to 3566 (17%)
  • 36 to 4547 (12%)
  • 46 to 5536 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6533 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.5%)
  • Over 756 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider243 (62%)
  • Passenger118 (30%)
  • Pedestrian34 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car300 (58%)
  • Motorcycle77 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Selby

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Selby with the most crashes in 1983

The A19 had the most collisions in Selby in 1983: 47, including 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA194759026
2ndA642137111
3rdA162203437
4thA63202414
5thA1041192118
6thA1183118
7thB1222182606
8thB1223132104
9thA6598803
10thA6455711
11thA1632310
12thB12172301
13thM622701

Towns in Selby: crashes in 1983

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 47.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 1983

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 1983: 113.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1983

North Yorkshire recorded 2,455 collisions in 1983, and 12% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 1983, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1983.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years